Title: Qalabani (Contents of the Drawer 1/12)
Characters/Pairing: OC, Jack Harkness
Rating: PG-13 for violence, implied sex
Category/Setting: Gen/Pre-Series
Length: 1800
Notes: Contents of the Drawer 1/12, prompt: "Seconds. Truth."
1. An iron spur, worn, specks of dirt still clinging to one of the joints.
The tread of the horses is soft, a thump-thumping that feels like the most natural rhythm. There's the cry of far off birds and the hushed whispers of his men among themselves. Cramer straightens, shifts the lance along his body. He squints into the night but the land lies still before them. An animal streaks in the distance, its eyes a warning glint with the moon's reflection. Cold air seeps into his bones. His horse neighs, shakes its head as it dances out of formation and he catches the reins a little tighter to force it back into the rank.
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Characters/Pairing: OC, Jack Harkness
Rating: PG-13 for violence, implied sex
Category/Setting: Gen/Pre-Series
Length: 1800
Notes: Contents of the Drawer 1/12, prompt: "Seconds. Truth."
1. An iron spur, worn, specks of dirt still clinging to one of the joints.
The tread of the horses is soft, a thump-thumping that feels like the most natural rhythm. There's the cry of far off birds and the hushed whispers of his men among themselves. Cramer straightens, shifts the lance along his body. He squints into the night but the land lies still before them. An animal streaks in the distance, its eyes a warning glint with the moon's reflection. Cold air seeps into his bones. His horse neighs, shakes its head as it dances out of formation and he catches the reins a little tighter to force it back into the rank.
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